Proceedings of the Standing
Senate Committee on
Legal and Constitutional Affairs
First Session, Thirty-ninth Parliament, 2006-07
Chair: The Honourable DONALD H. OLIVER
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Thursday, March 29, 2007
Issue No. 24
Third, fourth and fifth meetings on:
Bill S-4, An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1867
(Senate tenure)
- Minutes of Proceedings
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - March 28, 2007 (Morning meeting) (59K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - March 28, 2007 (Afternoon Meeting) (95K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - March 29, 2007 (110K)
WITNESSES:
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
British House of Lords (by video conference):
Lord Howe of Aberavon, Member of the Conservative Party;
Baroness Deech, Cross-bencher;
Lord Tyler, Member of the Liberal Democrat Party.
As an individual:
Jennifer Smith, Chair, Department of Political Science, Dalhousie University;
Alexandra Dobrowolsky, Chair, Department of Political Science, Saint Mary's University;
Richard Simeon, Visiting Professor of Canadian Studies, Harvard University;
Alan Cairns, Professor Emeritus, University of British Columbia.
Thursday, March 29, 2007
As an individual:
Errol P. Mendes, Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa.
Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP:
Henry S. Brown, Q.C., Partner.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Donald H. Oliver, Chair
The Honourable Lorna Milne, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Andreychuk, Baker P.C., Bryden, Fraser, Hays, P.C., *Hervieux-Payette, P.C. (or Tardif), Jaffer, Joyal, P.C., *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Nolin, Rivest, Stratton
*Ex officio members
(Quorum 4)
Changes in membership of the committee:
The name of the Honourable Senator Baker, P.C. substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Ringuette (March 26, 2007).
The name of the Honourable Senator Grafstein substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Jaffer (March 28, 2007).
The name of the Honourable Senator Jaffer substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Grafstein (March 29, 2007).